Senate roll call 665 · 40th Congress · Feb 17, 1869
To amend S.J.RES. 8 so as to insert after the word "sercitude" at end of article,"nor shall any citizen be so denied by reason of any alleged crime unless duly
On Feb 17, 1869, the Senate voted 13–30 (SJR 8). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–30, Democrats 7–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Feb 17, 1869
By party
- Republicans6 yes · 30 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S.J.RES. 8 so as to insert after…: Senate Vote, Feb 17, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-665/to-amend-s-j-res-8-so-as-to (accessed 2026-10-17).